Jointly overseen by Sarah Sivyour and David Jones, Ashurst is particularly active across the BTR, logistics, and energy transition sectors. The firm also has a notable global presence and is skilled at property development financing, joint ventures, letting, and transactional work. Tim Regis’ recent caseload encompasses a sizeable data centre development, Henry Moss is well-versed in regeneration projects, and Melanie Jordan’s broad workload includes forward funding matters. Victoria Peverall and Richard Vernon are other key team members.
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Testimonials
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‘The practice offers a comprehensive range of expertise in commercial property matters. In particular, Ashurst has a considerable and ingrained knowledge of what commercial agreements and technical safeguards are needed to pursue feasible development in light of complex site conditions and interfaces. There is also an astuteness around political and other practical drivers to development, enabling them to provide useful strategic advice.’
‘The partners are adept at reaching pragmatic and workable solutions on complex sites.'
'Combining commercial awareness with a keen understanding of the operational red lines associated with fixed railway and other infrastructure, they devise and facilitate workable commercial agreements that balance risk and conditionality to suit the evolving phases of development. This is backed up by solid knowledge on specialist matters, and associates and others who deal competently with land assembly and title matters.’
‘The Ashurst team is a pleasure to work with, and they are very knowledgeable about our complex sites and commercial drivers.’
‘Henry Moss is our main point of contact and deals with things in a very forthright and thoughtful way. He's good at cutting to the point and provides what feels like a commercially savvy approach, helping us balance risk and reward at each turn.'
Key clients
- Transport for London
- Deutsche Bank
- Lendlease Group
- Invesco
- Barings
- Panattoni
- Ballymore
- City Developments Limited
- Intermediate Capital Group
- Cain International
- The Berkeley Group
- Stanhope
Work highlights
Advising Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield on their redevelopment of over 2,500,000 sq. ft. in central Croydon to create a new mixed-use town centre destination.
Advised Invesco on the formation of a joint venture with Related Argent, making a £600 million investment into Related Argent's £8billion Brent Cross Town regeneration scheme.
Advised Ballymore on the public procurement to form a joint venture with Transport for London for the acquisition, development, and letting of three landmark over station developments at Bank Paddington and Southwark station.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Sarah Sivyour; David Jones
Other key lawyers
Tim Regis; Henry Moss; Melanie Jordan; Victoria Peverall; Richard Vernon